  Man telling story to lady WHEN I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's HORSES, With a Gee-wo here, and a Gee-wo there, And here a Gee, and there a Gee, And everywhere a Gee; Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? leading plow horses out Resting from field Playing for the sheep Sheep When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's LAMBS, With a Baa-baa here, and a Baa-baa there, And here a Baa, and there a Baa, And everywhere a Baa; With a Gee-wo here, and a Gee-wo there, And here a Gee, and there a Gee, And everywhere a Gee; Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? Wrestling with a sheep Sheared sheep Talking while chickens are fed Feeding chickens When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's HENS, With a Chuck-chuck here, and a Chuck-chuck there, And here a Chuck, and there a Chuck, And everywhere a Chuck; With a Baa-baa here, and a Baa-baa there, And here a Baa, and there a Baa, And everywhere a Baa; With a Gee-wo here, and a Gee-wo there, &c., &c., &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? Offering eggs Eggs at the table Slopping pigs Following pigs When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's PIGS, With a Grunt-grunt here, and a Grunt-grunt there, And here a Grunt, and there a Grunt, And everywhere a Grunt; With a Chuck-chuck here, and a Chuck-chuck there, And here a Chuck, and there a Chuck, And everywhere a Chuck; With a Baa-baa here, and a Baa-baa there, &c., &c., &c. With a Gee-wo here, and a Gee-wo there, &c., &c., &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? Pigs Pigs spelling Ducks When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's DUCKS, With a Quack-quack here, and a Quack-quack there, And here a Quack, and there a Quack, And everywhere a Quack; With a Grunt-grunt here, and a Grunt-grunt there, &c., &c., &c. With a Chuck-chuck here, &c. With a Baa-baa here, &c. With a Gee-wo here, &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? Ducks to the banks of the water Chicken watching ducklings Children watching ducks Dogs When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's DOGS, With a Bow-bow here, and a Bow-wow there, And here a Bow, and there a Wow, And everywhere a Wow; With a Quack-quack here, and a Quack-quack there, &c., &c., &c. With a Grunt-grunt here, &c. With a Chuck-chuck here, &c. With a Baa-baa here, &c. With a Gee-wo here, &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? Master and dogs Chasing after dogs chasing a stag Hunting with master and dog Children When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's CHILDREN, With a Shouting here, and a Pouting there, And here a Shout, and there a Pout, And everywhere a Shout; With a Bow-bow here, and a Bow-wow there, &c., &c., &c. With a Quack-quack here, &c. With a Grunt-grunt here, &c. With a Chuck-chuck here, &c. With a Baa-baa here, &c. With a Gee-wo here, &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? Bathtime Out to play Children and turkeys When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy I used to keep my master's TURKEYS, With a Gobble-gobble here, and a Gobble-gobble there, And here a Gobble, and there a Gobble; And everywhere a Gobble; With a Shouting here, and a Pouting there, &c., &c., &c. With a Bow-wow here, &c. With a Quack-quack here, &c. With a Grunt-grunt here, &c. With a Chuck-chuck here, &c. With a Baa-baa here, &c. With a Gee-wo here, &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? Walking beside the water Man holding lady's hand  Transcriber's Note: Clicking image will provide a larger versionThis and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed. |
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